“When we came on to the scene, it was very much a bad word.”
Emo isn’t just making a comeback it’s bigger now than it’s ever been.
In fact, this record can’t be described as emo, punk, or pop-punk at all.
Paramore.Atlantic Records
And that’s entirely by design.
“It’s very unexpected,” Farro says of how popular the genres have become.
“It’s cool, but it’s also weird.
Hayley Williams, Zac Farro, and Taylor York of Paramore.Atlantic Records
Says Williams, “It’s wild because emo meant something different to us when we were really young.
When we came on to the scene, it was very much a bad word.
She explains, “But even though it was becoming popular, emo kids were not popular kids.
“It’s crazy now because there’s not really much use for genres,” Williams explains.
What’s interesting now is people treat it like it’s a cool thing.”
All three band members credit Gen Z with redefining what the genre is.
“It’s such a beautiful thing that this younger generation is redefining what cool is.
I wish we could have benefited from that back then and we could have all just gotten along better.
“We couldn’t have expected that in a million years.
“When we were teenagers, Taylor really, really loved a Kelly Clarkson record.
“I was part of the problem,” he says with a smile.
Replies Williams, “He was part of the problem, but he was also the solution.”
